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Motherhood: Philosophy for Everyone

Motherhood: Philosophy for Everyone

by Fritz Allhoff (Foreword), JudithWarner (Foreword), SheilaLintott (Foreword)

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The complex world of motherhood is here unveiled. Covering issues ranging from whether we should occasionally lie to our children, to the unexpected challenges and complications of being a mother, Motherhood - Philosophy for Everyone offers insightful, serious but often humorous essays that can be enjoyed by everyone - including husbands and fathers. * Considers salient philosophical issues relating to pregnancy, birth, babycare, and raising a child * Chapters include The Days and Nights of a New Mother: Existentialism in the Nursery , The Media Proudly Presents: Lessons' from Celebrity Moms , and The Off Button: Thought Experiments and Child Control * Contains work from diverse academic perspectives, including economics, psychology, education, English, sociology, women's studies, and theological studies, as well as from nurses and stay-at-home mothers * Includes a foreword by Judith Warner, the New York Times columnist ( Domestic Disturbances ) and author of Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 248
 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 24 Sep 2010
ISBN 10: 1444330284
ISBN 13: 9781444330281

Media Reviews
This book opens the doors about Motherhood and covers a range of issues mother's face in a refreshing and thought provoking way. (Motherhoodsupport.com, 22 March 2011) The series editors were ... smart to divide it into two volumes instead of creating a single book on parenting in general. While there are many questions that apply to the parent role in itself, half the fun is the opportunity for the authors and readers to consider what issues might be thought of as unique to one particular parental role versus another. One of the virtues of these collections is how they demonstrate the ways in which the study of philosophy can really assist us in addressing concrete dilemmas. Measuring the success of collections like these turns on what you expect from them, and I think these two pull it off. The articles are well-written, touches of humour are sprinkled throughout, and the authors can translate complex philosophical theories into a readable format. They apply their work to questions that matter, and even when you don't agree with what they say, there's enough substance here to create an interesting discussion. (The Philosopher's Magazine, 23 March 2011) Subtitled The Birth of Wisdom , a new book called Motherhood: Philosophy For Everyone calls for a more pragmatic approach to being a mum, in which we are not constantly comparing ourselves to others. (Family Interest, December 2010) An unusual look at motherhood by several philosophers, which covers ground-such as whether it is ever acceptable to lie to your children- not often explored in maternity books. Thought provoking. (Mother and Baby, December 2010)
Author Bio
Editor Sheila Lintott is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bucknell University, and the mother of two children. She is co-editor (with Allen Carlson) of Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism: From Beauty to Duty (2008) and was co-editor of the American Society for Aesthetics Newsletter (2005-2008). Series Editor Fritz Allhoff is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).